about me

Hi. I’m R. Adam Davidson. Thank you for coming to this place. Join me for a moment:

First off, let me say that I don’t think that this blog is rad(ical). These are just my initials: r adam davidson: rad. For better or worse, these are my letters, this is my blog, and I’m just happy to be here.

Emily and I have 3 kids. Our home is in beautiful Southwest Michigan, which also happens to be the home of Portage Free Methodist Church, which happens to have me as Lead Pastor.

While in Spring Arbor, I had the privilege of waking up early for 5 years so that I could, with bleary eyes, host Mornings at Home on the Home.FM radio network. Upon hearing me speak, people around town — like, say, at Meijer, for example — would say “Are you Ben?”, since that was (and is) the other guy’s name. I would then shoplift and say “yes”.

I also taught some classes on the campus of Spring Arbor University until they found out about the shoplifting thing.

By the way, the shoplifting thing is a joke — just one example of what some might call “morning show humor.” If you heard a laugh track and a broiiiiiing sound, you’d know.

And before thaaat, I was a High School student living and working in Metro Detroit. Yep. I’m one of those people who love Detroit. Her dysfunctions and hollowed out places are strangely endearing to me. I guess you had to live there to feel this way.

At my core, I desire to be like Jesus. I’m not always very good at it, but it’s my aim nonetheless. My wife and children need me to be the best husband and dad I can be. Jesus makes this possible through His life, death, and resurrection. He died, He was buried, He came back to life, He ascended, * He will return. This point in human history (*) is where we’re currently living. How to be saved? How to be made new? How to spend eternity with God? Jesus is the way. That’s who I’m following.

Sometimes I get to speak/preach at camps and conferences. It’s something I truly enjoy. If you’re looking for a speaker, I’d be happy to, but not very often. Not that I’m in demand or anything; it’s more of a balance thing between family, pastoring a church, and other stuff. With those priorities in mind, feel free to let me know via e-mail or with the form below.